AM & Shawn Lee - a duo that came through the Fox Theater in Oakland with likewise outstanding duo Thievery Corporation a couple weeks ago - released their first LP together earlier this month. Celestial Electric (of which you can scoop up from their Bandcamp page) is a blissed-out trip through your Dad's old AM radio. It siphons the best bits of soul and psychedelica, painting a lush soundscape comparable to what the Black Keys did for roots rock.
"Somebody Like You" is the hit. Mark my words.
Friends to the north RAC remixed LDR's epic "Blue Jeans," which has been remixed more times than the number of jeans you've owned in your lifetime. It's this or the Moonlight Matters remix taking the cake as best.
Dylan x Monster Children
I was always thinking of games I was playing...
St. Etienne, the early 90s English indie-dance act that inexplicably covered a Neil Young classic and garnered their first and only US club hit. Here's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart."
"I never give up on anything, I just move on to something else."
The new St. Lucia remix ep "We Got It Wrong" is out of control. This week Lenno's bouncier and disco-y take is a standout, while Starslinger's moody version is no slacker in the goods department either. And eventually, I'll mix the Xaphoon Jones' redux with something grimy and presto!
Listening to the original "We Got It Wrong"(streaming above) and the Brooklyn artist's other breakout track "All Eyes on You" leaves us desperately wondering about a full-length's arrival.